After successfully ending the losing streak, the Portland Trail Blazers took a break from the game and sat at home to meet the Heat's challenge during the two-game losing streak.
In terms of the Blazers, Anfinni Simmons feels hot, and whether the Blazers can take advantage of the chase, Powell + Nurkic also need to play.
On the other hand, on the Heat side, Butler was absent due to injury, but fortunately, Strus + Duncan Robinson ushered in a comeback, trying to help the Heat take the victory and end the losing streak!
Finally, after 4 quarters of competition, with the excellent performance of Strus + Duncan Robinson, the heat, which was dominated by the guests, overpowered the Blazers in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Anphennie Simmons exploded in the third quarter, scoring 20 points in a single quarter and leading the Blazers to a wave of counter-attacking frenzy, narrowing the point difference to 3 points at one point.
However, in the final final moment, Nurkic and Hiro clashed, both were expelled, and Strus hit 3 three-pointers in a row, completely ending the suspense of the game.
In the end, the Heat also narrowly defeated the Blazers 115-109 on the road, which was worth the trip and successfully stopped the team's losing streak!
Although the core of Butler was missing, and the team's brain Lowry was expelled, the Heat were all soldiers, playing a team performance of 6 people scoring in double figures, and finally won the game.
In the case of tucker + Jurt Ceven + Hiro and other main players, continuing to perform steadily, the two major tigers who have returned from the line of fire in this campaign will play Strus + Duncan Robinson, which is particularly critical!
In this game, Strus ushered in an outbreak, starting 30 minutes, shooting 9 of 17 from the middle and 7 three-pointers, bombing a team-high 25 points, plus 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 9 points in 8 minutes in the last quarter not only helped the Heat to hold the victory, but also became the "headache" of the Blazers at both ends of the attack and defense!
In addition, as the team's top scorer, duncan Robinson's performance in this game also played a crucial role.
Duncan Robinson was very efficient, playing 15 minutes off the bench, shooting nearly 60% of the way from 4-of-7 shooting, and contributing 12 points + 4 rebounds.
It is not difficult to see that despite serving as a substitute and also being limited by playing time, Duncan Robinson still showed strong immediate combat and outside firepower, and successfully disrupted the Blazers' defensive deployment!
On the other hand, on the Blazers side, although the team once saw the hope of winning in this game, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the last quarter, and finally lost the game performance with a 6-point difference, which obviously made it difficult for the home fans to accept.
But in fact, for the Blazers, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights!
After all, in the absence of Lillard, the performance of the two aces In this game, Powell + Anfennie Simmons, is indeed remarkable.
In this campaign, Powell opened low and went high, in the first half of the case of only 7 points, in the second half Powell scored 19 points, the last quarter was a bomb down 12 points, the whole game won 26 + 3 + 1 + 1 personal performance, almost single-handedly rewrite the trend of the game!
After scoring 43 points in the last game, the game's youngster Anfine Simmons also continued the fiery feel, starting 38 minutes, shooting 5 three-pointers on 9-of-17 shooting, and bombing a game-high 28 points, plus an all-round performance of 1 rebound, 7 assists and 2 steals.
Although it failed to help the Blazers defend their home stadium, there is one thing to say, the excellent performance of Powell + Anfenni Simmons in this game has indeed caused considerable trouble and trouble to the Heat!